In the summer of 1996, The Lone Pigeon was the singer/songwriter and co founder of The Beta Band (The Pigeons being the original name for the Beta Band). However, by the time of their signing to Regal later that year, he was forced to fly home to Scotland due to ill-health, and has subsequently proved too unstable to rejoin the London based band. His co-writing credits include "Dry the Rain", "B + A" and "Dogs got a Bone" from the Champion Versions EP, and "The Cow's Wrong" on The Beta Band's debut album.